Tag Archives: City Hall
Town approves Christmas tree-lighting project
The Town of Battleford will be a little bit brighter this Christmas now that council has approved a project to install lights on the trees at the downtown park near the gazebo.The idea for the Lights ...
Sep 04, 2019 Avery Donahue, front left, and her grandfather Tim Pruden, front right, addressing council Tuesday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Town reminds drivers to reduce speed and follow rules around school zones
Battleford drivers will need to ensure they are following the speed limit around school zones now that kids are back in class for the new school year.Mayor Ames Leslie raised the issue at council Tues...
Sep 04, 2019 The Town of Battleford Mayor Ames Leslie, left, advises drivers to be careful to lower their speed now that school is back in session. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
City property taxes due at months end
Property owners in North Battleford have until Aug. 31 to pay their tax bill without penalty. The city will apply a penalty of 1.8 per cent to any outstanding 2019 tax bill on Sept. 1 and the first da...
Aug 30, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
City releases 2018 public accounts; highlights list of 14 earning more than $100K
The City of North Battleford's finance director has disclosed the 2018 public accounts and highlighted a number of high-earning positions as part of his presentation at council's recent meeting.The do...
Aug 23, 2019 North Battleford released a list of the top city wage earners at council's recent meeting. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Frontier Mall service road to see repairs
Taking a drive down the service road near Frontier Mall will soon be better.Based on administration's recommendation, North Battleford lawmakers agreed to hire G and C Asphalt to upgrade a portion of ...
Aug 22, 2019 Mayor Ryan Bater (above) and North Battleford city council approved work to repair a section of the Frontier Mall service road at its recent meeting. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
City, town approve firm for regional recreation master plan
City and town lawmakers gave a green thumbs up to hire a firm to create a regional parks and recreation master plan to cover both communities.Both councils approved RC Strategies and PERC (Professiona...
Aug 22, 2019 North Battleford lawmakers approved a firm's proposal to create a regional recreation master plan for the city and town. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
City takes new direction to make up for financial challenges
Money was on the table at North Battleford city council's meeting, as lawmakers heard the city is facing some financial challenges.The city saw an overall surplus that was just shy of $2 million in 20...
Aug 21, 2019 City of North Battleford Finance Director Steve Brown gives his report at council's meeting Aug. 19. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
City lawmakers plan to update taxi bylaw
The city plans to update its bylaw related to taxi operations to better reflect residents' needs.Council has authorized administration to amend the bylaw and bring it back to council in the fall. The ...
Aug 21, 2019 City of North Battleford Director of Planning and Development Jennifer Niesink discussed amending the taxi bylaw at Monday's meeting. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Group shows support in wake of possible cuts to fire department
Clad in red as a sign of solidarity, a group of about 20 attended North Battleford council's meeting Monday to give a quiet show of support for the city's firefighters, after hearing the department co...
Aug 20, 2019 A group supporting NB firefighters attended city council's meeting en masse Monday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
N.B. eyeing municipal towing service, developing impound lot
The City of North Battleford is looking for a more efficient way to manage local towing.Finance Director Steve Brown made a proposal at Monday's council meeting to turn a vacant site at 602-114 St. in...
Aug 20, 2019 NB councillors Kent Lindgren, right, with Len Taylor, left, at council's meeting Monday. One of the items council looked at was administration's proposal related to municipal towing to clear a scene and vehicle impounds. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)